There’s been a relentless attempt to goad African-Americans into an angry response on a number of fronts and the Tea Party’s Mark Williams’ satirical letter to Lincoln from the NAACP is the latest installment in this effort. This bait that is being hung out there by far right wing should be ignored, but unfortunately the … Continue reading →

This is a fair question to ask in light of recent events, particularly in light of the fact that this movement claims it’s all about fiscal restraint. What I refer to here is the situation of yet another bank bailout; this time our tax money has gone to bail out Greece and the European … Continue reading →

Why am I not surprised by this? There were two groups of gun advocates marching near the nation’s capital today with one group in Virginia packing heat. Ostensibly, this was supposed to be a celebration of the second amendment but the symbolism here, in light of all of the recent events involving healthcare and militia … Continue reading →

Here’s a post from a conservative news organ about healthcare reform. There are any number of people who truly feel that this is communist inspired and are ready to actually revolt. This is ridiculous and I wish I could just dismiss this as just that, but I can’t. I’ve felt for quite some time that … Continue reading →

“If we remain poor and dependent, the riches of other men will not avail us. If we are ignorant, the intelligence of other men will do but little for us. If we are foolish, the wisdom of other men will not guide us. If we are wasteful of time and money, the economy of other men will only make our destitution the more disgraceful and hurtful. “

Frederick Douglass

“If you form the habit of going by what you hear others say about someone, or going by what others think about someone, instead of searching that thing out for yourself and seeing for yourself, you will be walking west when you think you’re going east, and you will be walking east when you think you’re going west. This generation, especially of our people, has a burden, more so than any other time in history. The most important thing we can learn to do today is think for ourselves.”